| The first step when entering the CPA business, is of | | | | - Payment method: PayPal if available. If not, wire, and |
| course, creating an account with a CPA network. This | | | | if you really don't want to use wire, just select it, put |
| is my way of doing things. While other people use their | | | | dashes all over the wire-specific forms and talk to |
| own methods, I find that this is the most believable, | | | | them about letting you use PayPal |
| hence, the optimum way to do things. There are two | | | | Now for the call, which is as important as the |
| steps in the process of getting accepted. | | | | application, even more with Hydra. First thing after they |
| STEP 1: signing up with the CPA network (sending | | | | answer and the person introduces his or herself, you |
| your application) | | | | introduce yourself: "Hello, my name is Andrei Popa and |
| STEP 2: calling them (VERY IMPORTANT!) | | | | I've just submitted my application". If you have a foreign |
| While you do not have to call all CPA networks, you | | | | name, like me, you'll probably have to spell it. They'll ask |
| do have to call the big networks, and calling the small | | | | you most of what you already completed in your |
| ones generally gets you instantly accepted. | | | | application and some other things. |
| This is exactly what I complete in the application form, | | | | - How long have you been doing CPA? A couple of |
| and for the sake of this demonstration I'll use Hydra's. | | | | months |
| - Leave state empty if you're not in the US | | | | - What other networks are you with? Just say some |
| - Website URL: (YES, this is exactly what I put in | | | | network names, although it's good to avoid saying |
| everytime, no exceptions) | | | | bigger network names. |
| - Website Description: I'm a PPC search marketer. I | | | | - How many monthly visitors do you get? 75 000 |
| bring traffic through PPC search engines such as | | | | - What's your (monthly) advertising budget? Anywhere |
| Google, Yahoo and MSN. You could also say that you | | | | from $1000 to $3000 a month. If they ask about your |
| practice media buying and you have access to a lot of | | | | daily budget, you say "$100 per day". |
| traffic. | | | | - What offers have you been succesful with in the |
| - Monthly Unique Visitors: 75 000 (think that if you're | | | | past? Email and Zip submits, Weight Loss and Credit |
| working with PPC, your visitors are your impressions, | | | | related offers. |
| and 75 000 impressions is not a big number at all) | | | | ...and that's the call. You'll probably be surprised at how |
| - Publishing Channels: Search - PPC (you can also | | | | easy it will be, and they will accept you. Even if you're |
| complete Display - Banners and Display - Text Links if | | | | not from the U.S., don't fear calling them, it's the one |
| you said that you do media buying) | | | | step that you have to do in order to get accepted by |
| - Tax classification: Individual | | | | the bigger networks, and it's totally worth it. |
| - Tax ID or SSN: leave empty if you're not in the US | | | | |